Battle of the Nudes, Antonio del Pollaiuolo

The fight of the naked men. Enigmatic fight. It is a characteristic example of pollaiuolo's art. Study of the anatomy, violence and dynamism of male bodies. It is also a famous engraving of its time, admired by michelangelo and dürer and widely imitated. Source: famous engraving of a pollaiuolo plate of which there are 50 versions, one in the rothschild collection (of which this is a copy). Object Type: print. Date: between circa 1470 and circa 1480. Place of creation: Florence. Dimensions: height: 40.2 cm (15.8 in); width: 60 cm (23.6 in). Medium: engraving. Collection: Cincinnati Art Museum. Pollaiuolo nude warriors in combat-1470-80-